In July 2022 the European Union prepared what they called a "seventh sanctions package", which in fact repealed many of the disastrous sanctions the EU passed months earlier that had a devastating impact on European, African, Asian, and Latin American economies.
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In July 2022 the European Union prepared what they called a "seventh sanctions package", which in fact repealed many of the disastrous sanctions the EU passed months earlier that had a devastating impact on European, African, Asian, and Latin American economies. The new "sanctions" package:
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*lifted sanctions on the export of Russian food and fertilizers;
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*lifted sanctions against third parties who transport Russian food, fertilizers, and oil;
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*lifted sanctions on transportation insurers of Russian exports;
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*lifted sanctions on exports of aviation parts to Russia;
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*lifted sanctions on Russian pharmaceutical and medical products;
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*reopened the rail link from Belarus to [[Kaliningrad]].